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NASCAR: Rallycross coming to Charlotte.

March 8, 2012

Brian Deegan competes in a Rallycross event last year. Charlotte is adding a Global Rallycross even this season. Photo by LAT PHOTOGRAPHIC

Charlotte Motor Speedway at Concord, N.C. has added a Global Rallycross Championship event to its NASCAR program in late May. The event will be held on Saturday afternoon, May 26 following the 300-mile Nationwide Series race. The track's annual Coca-Cola 600 will be the following night.

According to a statement, GRC "combines the energy of motorsport with the attitude of action sport, and showcases well-known X Games stars like Travis Pastrana, Dave Mirra and Tanner Foust driving 600-horsepower compact cars through a series of tight turns and over high-action jumps." The course will be laid out in the area between the speedway's pit road and the frontstretch, and will include a crossover jump..

“This is an incredible way to add even more entertainment to what's already the most jam-packed 10 days in motorsports,” said Marcus Smith, president and general manager of CMS. “Global Rallycross is where ‘big air' meets high speed. These drivers combine racing, drifting and stunt jumps into a high-impact show with a jaw-dropping WOW factor. It's like motorcross on four wheels."

The event at CMS is part of a new relationship between Global Rallycross Championship and Speedway Motorsports, Inc. that will bring rallycross events to NASCAR and IZOD IndyCar race weekends at select venues throughout this season.